The Classic coffee bar has opened in the fashion district in downtown Los Angeles, with bow-tied baristas serving coffees from Intelligentsia. It is the latest in a series of high-profile retail openings — including that of Tyler Wells’ Blacktop Espresso Bar and Coffee Colab — that has surely cemented DTLA as one of the most exciting coffee destinations in the United States.

According to California Apparel News, the coffee bar at the corner of S. Main and E. 9th (862 South Main St.) is being run by a new fashion company called LATS, which refurbished and designed the building, including an upstairs showroom. The immediately notable element in the shop itself is the living plant wall, while floor-to-ceiling windows illuminate the bar.

The menu includes pour over coffees, standard espresso drinks and specialty drinks, including the “Fashionista:” a concoction of espresso, simple syrup and 2% milk. Pastries come from the Bread Lounge.

Author: Nick BrownAn award-winning journalist and non-award-winning former barista, Nick Brown is the editor and publisher of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. Feedback and story ideas of all kinds are more than welcome. Contact Nick at publisher@dailycoffeenews.com.

By profession, Gordon is a real estate developer. His passions, however, are traveling, reading, photography, dining, and coffee. He counts himself blessed to be able to travel for work. Through the years, he has acquired a love for independent owners and their dedication to entrepreneurial business. He is not a chain type person although he understands that processes and procedures can yield consistency and predictable quality. So whether it is his pursuit of various foods and tastes from all over the world or a shot of espresso, Gordon is seeking out that spirit of independence and the unique and personal touch it brings to flavor, atmosphere, and coffee.